Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22


is portion Of 5he Credis due 3or the very
credi.abie display which our Americas
shortborIs make bsfo1e The agricultural
public"
INTER STATE COMMERCE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. III Chairman
Cooley q the Interstate commerce CT
planning merchant, which is furnished as
4 guide to all. Ire purpcrt Of the letter
IS to shOW the linit&tiOn3 Of the power Ct
the commission, and make suggestions IS
TO form Of complaints. Judge Cooley,
among other thugs, says: ON many Of
the cases brought to cur attention. il is
evidently expected that we will not only
correct the course of the road iOr the
future, but also order reiuuding
OF Oyercharges To man Of
your large business experience,
it VIII readily occur on rehac-
tion that Congress would not be likely TO
pass g lsW giving such summary ard
GUtJcretic powers. To look no further
for reasons against it, ample reasons
might De found IN the fact that il the
commission were thus to undertake to re-
spond to calls which any one il 8Iy part
OF the country might make ST pleasure
and without responsibility, il must soon
from mere accumulation of cases find
itself p0WerlesS fCr Elective WORK, and
thus the law itself become unwork
sbie. The commission perceived tnis
very clearly ST the outset, and deemed
it absolutely necessary to require that
complains be verified in proof of geau-
linen IS and good faith, and that they recita
sufficient Ct the facts 10 mike out an
apparent case CT Injustice which would
fairy justify Tie railroad Compsny being
called upon 10 answer. WGan these re
QCireuents nave been brought 20 the a.
tentioG Of those from whom cOmmUric2-
ti0ns are received, very large prcp0r.
ton CT them aIe rot heard from further.
Sometimes ne 1.va reason 10 h.
lieve tGis is because lhey have dis
covered they were mistaken in The fZcjs,
end sometimes because GaeY have leagned
the law IL Tot what theg supposed, While
in other cnses the grounds u5 complaint
were Of such tT.tl.ag imp 2T.aGCe thar
when it was found the case could not be
passed upon summary and * psrte, Ghe
person finding fault did not think il worth
while 10 make formal complaint. Blu
Notwithstanding, sufficient number
Of complaints have been daily
and resporsioly made to keep the
commission July occupied; and # il
had attempted 10 consider everything
thst VAS put in without requiring prins
facie showing q reasons for its inteEven-
ton i would probably have accomplish
ed far less thfn t has, because - etten-
tion would have been Withdrawn Ir5m
substantial and bona hde charges TO those
v-,h icb RI ha =
which IN many cases there is reason to
believe would have TUNED out to be mis-
tGkenly or inconsiderateIy made"
THE FISHERIES DISPUTE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81 The State De-
partment has received 6 dispatch from
Consul General Phelan denying that an
American fisherman was sunk by British
cruiser. Assistant Secretary Porter says
Mr.. Phelan is very sctive and energetic
aud would have probably been aware Of
the fact mad such en- act been committed.
MI. Phelan's dispatch Was sent without
waiting for an inquiry on tie subject by
the department. Governor Porter
says the controversy over the fisheries
question will probsbly be adjusted st an
esrly day as Secretary Bayard and Sir
John Mcdonald, the latter representing
the English government, ere carrying on
a very friendly disposed correspondence
regarding this mixed question. Mr.. Porter
is Of opinion that the recent trouble about
the American fishermen invading the Ca
madam fishing waters probsbly arose from
the fact, and, indeed, some of the American
captaine admit, that while engaged in fish
ing beyond tie three-rnile limit, the
American vessel dGifted W.th the wind
and tide into forbidden ground. The